John Vasicek (born January 30, 1974) is an American filmmaker. His debut film, ''Voyeur'', was selected for the

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. Two years later he produced ''My Movie Girl'', which was screened at more than 25 film festivals. His latest script, ''Rhodes to Love'', which won both an Odysseus Award (Best Script) and the Greek Film Lovers Award (Audience Favorite) at the 2013

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, will be directed by the acclaimed Australian filmmaker

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. His script "Adam & Eve" was a Grand Prize Winner at the Stage 32 Annual Feature Contest. Vasicek received his master's degree in Motion Picture and Television from the

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, 2005, in

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. His undergraduate work was in business. Vasicek became a

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while working for the international accounting firm

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before entering

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. He is the son of mathematician

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, and is an avid skier and has two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vasicek, John 1974 births Living people American people of Czech descent Academy of Art University alumni